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• Carson City Off-Road schedule

  16-06-2016 23:46
  
  Friday Expo EventsNoon-7 p.m.: Bike & Gear Expo2-9 p.m.: Sierra Nevada Beer GardenFriday Amateur Riders EventsNoon-8 p.m.: Packet pickup and Kid’s Ride registration at Epic Rides tent3 p.m.: Capitol 15 Fun Ride6 p.m.: Klunker Criterium (2 laps)8:15 p.m.: Amateur meeting at Musser stageFriday Pro Riders Events2-3 p.m.: Pro rider meeting6:30 p.m.: Pro Women Criterium7:15 p.m.: Pro Men Criterium8:15 p.m.: Pro Criterium Awards at Musser stageFriday Entertainment6 p.m.: DJ Vice Versa at Mu
  
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• Carson City road closures for this weekend’s Carson City Off-Road

  16-06-2016 23:19
  
  Friday road closuresThe following road closures on Friday will re-open at 8 p.m. Robinson Street from Mountain to Minnesota streets at 1:30 p.m.Telegraph Street from Mountain to Minnesota streets at 1:35 p.m.Mountain Street from Telegraph to Robinson streets at 1:40 p.m. Minnesota Street from Robinson to King streets at 1:45 p.m.Spear Street from Minnesota to Nevada streets at 1:30 p.m.Nevada Street from Spear to Musser streets at 1:35 p.m.Musser Street from Nevada to Carson streets at 1:40 p.m.
  
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• Philadelphia becomes first major US city to pass soda tax

  16-06-2016 23:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Philadelphia became the first major American city with a soda tax Thursday despite a multimillion-dollar campaign by the beverage industry to block it.
  
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• UNLV debate forum hopes to foster election awareness across Clark County schools

  16-06-2016 22:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Politicians often speak of taking campaigns to the grassroots level, but Dr. Jacob Thompson and his UNLV students are digging even deeper, planting the seeds of election education across the Clark County School District.
  
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• Man accused of practicing medicine without license faces sexual assault charges

  16-06-2016 22:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An alleged phony doctor accused of threatening lives by performing sham medical procedures without a license has been indicted on more than two dozen charges, including sexual assault and child abuse, prosecutors said Thursday.
  
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• McCain says he ‘misspoke’ in blaming Obama for deadly shootings in Orlando

  16-06-2016 22:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Republican Sen. John McCain said Thursday he “misspoke” when he said that President Barack Obama is “directly responsible” for the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, because of the rise of the Islamic State group.
  
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• McCain blames Obama for deadly shootings in Orlando

  16-06-2016 22:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Republican Sen. John McCain said Thursday that President Barack Obama is “directly responsible” for the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, because of the rise of the Islamic State group on the president’s watch.
  
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• Rival nightclub raises money for Orlando’s Pulse staff following fatal shootings — VIDEO

  16-06-2016 20:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Hundreds of supporters of Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, the scene of a mass shooting that killed 49 people, jammed Southern Nights Orlando, a smaller rival club, to raise money for the Pulse staff.
  
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• Business owner denies involvement in painting over Zap Project artwork

  16-06-2016 19:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  When utility boxes on South Maryland Parkway were painted over less than a year after their completion as public artwork for Clark County’s Zap 7 Project, suspicion immediately fell to nearby business manager Paul Klein because he had previously complained about the piece while it was still in progress by local artist Lance Smith. The artwork, which featured three images of the same dark-skinned figure in robes, was painted over in late May with beige paint similar to the kind used by the
  
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• Obama, Biden meet with families in deadly Orlando shooting

  16-06-2016 19:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama met survivors of a gay nightclub massacre and relatives of the 49 people killed on Thursday and said the United States must act to control gun violence and fight what he called homegrown terrorism.
  
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• Obama, Biden in Orlando to meet with families in deadly shooting

  16-06-2016 19:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have arrived in Orlando, Florida, to console those mourning the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
  
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• British member of parliament shot, stabbed in northern England

  16-06-2016 17:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A British member of parliament was in critical condition after being shot and stabbed in her constituency in northern England on Thursday, British police and media reports said.
  
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• British member of parliament dies after attack in northern England

  16-06-2016 17:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police say British lawmaker Jo Cox has died after being shot in the in the town of Birstall, part of the area she represented.
  
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• British lawmaker Jo Cox dies after shooting attack

  16-06-2016 17:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A lawmaker who campaigned for Britain to stay in the European Union was killed Thursday by a gun- and knife-wielding attacker in her small-town constituency, a tragedy that brought the country’s fierce, divisive referendum campaign to a shocked standstill.
  
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• Cockpit voice recorder recovered from EgyptAir plane crash site

  16-06-2016 16:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The cockpit voice recorder of the doomed EgyptAir plane that crashed last month killing all 66 people on board has been found and pulled out of the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt’s investigation committee said on Thursday.
  
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• Grant to provide bus passes for summer library visits for North Las Vegas kids

  16-06-2016 16:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  More than 100 low-income students will be able to participate in special summer learning programs thanks to a grant secured by the Friends of the North Las Vegas Library District.
  
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• High-accident areas slated for improvements on Blue Diamond Road

  16-06-2016 15:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Work is underway on traffic signals along state Route 160, aka Blue Diamond Road, at Fort Apache Road and El Capitan Way, with a projected end date set for October.
  
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• Life lesson the real payoff from Meadows students’ mock stock market

  16-06-2016 15:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It’s all in how you play the game. Those words may ring true for gamblers on the Strip, but they also applied to economic students at The Meadows School. Students in Dr. Miguel Enriquez’s Introduction to Economics class learned about the stock market with the My Market Watch game, an online trading simulation that gives each player a set amount to invest.
  
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• Las Vegas artist brings students’ ideas to life in Leavitt Middle School murals

  16-06-2016 15:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Where there were once rainbows, there are now murals depicting activities at the school. Leavitt Middle School, 4701 Quadrel St., recently held a contest, asking students what artwork they’d like to see on the walls. The murals are now nearing completion.
  
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• Chaparral artist wins Every Kid in a Park art contest

  16-06-2016 15:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  As of May 25, Rebekah Solorzano, 18, completed her senior year at Chaparral High School. That same day, Solorzano was named grand prize winner of the Every Kid in a Park art contest sponsored by the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Forever Resorts, the National Park Service concessionaire donating the prizes. Solorzano will have her artwork featured on a collectible sticker in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area gift store.
  
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• Veterans group honors Shelley Berkley

  16-06-2016 09:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former Nevada Rep. Shelley Berkley received the inaugural Jonathan Abbinett Award from the nonprofit Nevada Democratic Veterans and Military Families Caucus during a ceremony Wednesday at the North Las Vegas Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
  
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• Together, we ride: Locals set for Epic event in Carson City

  16-06-2016 09:03
  
  They come in all shapes and ages. From high schoolers to married couples to father and son combos to local politicians.The destination is the inaugural Carson City Off-Road, a weekend of cycling events presented by Epic Rides, ranging from a 15-mile amateur fun ride and a criterium around downtown Carson City for pro racers on Friday night to 35- and 50-mile amateur rides on Saturday and to backcountry 50-mile professional races on Sunday. Simply put, the weekend event has something for everybo
  
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• The Popcorn Stand: No more photos of creepy, selfie guy

  16-06-2016 09:03
  
  I’m not about to dive into the debate in the aftermath of the horrific tragedy that happened in Orlando, Fla., when it comes to gun control, terrorism and all that. I just want to say this. I don’t want to see another picture of the guy (I refuse to write his name) who shot up that Orlando nightclub. EVER. AGAIN.I know the guy’s dead so as far as him trying to gain attention by going off and shooting a bunch of people, I understand that point’s obviously mute. I haven&rs
  
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• Several GOP tax supporters win

  16-06-2016 09:03
  
  The battle over the 2015 tax package cost four Sandoval-backed Republicans their party’s nomination Tuesday night, but five incumbents and one new GOP candidate who supported the tax plan won their primaries.Gov. Brian Sandoval not only endorsed those who helped him with the education funding plan but contributed to their campaigns as well as the campaigns of a couple of more moderate newcomers.The casualties included two Assembly incumbents, one of them Carson City’s P.K. O’N
  
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• Peters signs with Dodgers, earns All-American

  16-06-2016 09:03
  
  The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted D.J. Peters in the fourth round of the Major League Baseball draft, and by the beginning of the week, he and his representatives had worked out a contract with his favorite childhood team.The recommended slot value of the 131st pick in the MLB draft is $442,400.On Tuesday, Peters learned the National Junior College Athletic Association selected him as a third-team All-American outfielder.“It’s very hard as a hitter to earn All-American from the SWAC c
  
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• Nevada State Museum rolls out online catalogue of Navajo, Southwestern art

  16-06-2016 09:03
  
  Digitized images of Navajo weavings and Southwestern ceramics in the collection of the Nevada State Museum can be seen for the first time on an online catalog at nevadaculture.org/nsmcc. The new catalog is the product of a grant funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Navajo works were removed from acidic housing materials, rolled onto archival tubes and then encased in muslin, to protect against dust and light. Archival mounts for the Southwestern ceramics were custom-made
  
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• Infrastructure allowing area to thrive stressed in Carson City

  16-06-2016 09:03
  
  Mayor Bob Crowell discussed Carson City’s commitment to providing the infrastructure needed for manufacturing and entrepreneurship to thrive at the monthly Nevada Business Connections breakfast Wednesday.He cited the Carson City Industrial Airpark and the Adams Hub incubator downtown as success stories. “People say our industrial airpark is overlooked and sometimes I think it is,” said Crowell speaking at the Gold Dust West. “It is one of our biggest employers. If you wa
  
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• GE Family Concert Series continues Friday in Minden

  16-06-2016 09:03
  
  An eight-piece live band complete with a horn section and costumes will liven up Minden Park on Friday, June 17. Nathan Owens Motown and Soul Review will take the stage from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The band plays hits by The Spinners, Four Tops, Sam & Dave, The Temptations, and others. Its members impersonate artists such as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Jackie Wilson and Tina Turner.The performance is part of Douglas County Parks and Recreation Department’s 2016 GE Famil
  
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• Epic Rides brings free live music to Carson City

  16-06-2016 09:03
  
  Three days of mountain bike racing are not the only things the inaugural Epic Rides off-road event is bringing to the capital city. It’s also bringing three days of live music, with bands slated to perform throughout the weekend.Headlining acts are Afrolicious, an eight-piece California collective, and The Cave Singers, a quartet out of Seattle, Wash. Both bands will take the main stage in the heart of downtown on Carson Street for two evenings of free live music. Afrolicious, founded in
  
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• 1 phone call leads to an Epic ride in Carson City

  16-06-2016 09:03
  
  It all started with an unexpected phone call. “Todd called based on what he was hearing about the trails here,” said Joel Dunn, executive director, Carson City Visitors Bureau. “I knew right away the event fit in with the rebranding effort.”Todd is Todd Sadow, president of Epic Rides, the three-day mountain biking event coming to Carson City this week for the first time. The rebranding Dunn and others were working on highlighted Carson City’s outdoor recreation and
  
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• Looking back across two decades of EDC

  16-06-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  The fest's most notable developments, from its SoCal inception to its Las Vegas rebirth.
  
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• Ignore at your own risk: 10 acts to catch at EDC 2016

  16-06-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Alongside EDM heavyweights, EDC 2016 has an unofficial undercard stacked with up-and-comers and can’t-miss veterans.
  
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• Electronic music icon Moby reflects on EDC and his career

  16-06-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  On his new book's title: Porcelain is white and fragile and I’m white and fragile, so it sort of made sense.
  
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• EDC 101: Tips for making the most of your party weekend

  16-06-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Get your party (planning) on!
  
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• Bumper-to-bumper fun: Things you can do while stuck in EDC traffic

  16-06-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  It's a good time to write haikus with your friends.
  
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• Las Vegas gay bar hosts fundraiser for families of Orlando shooting victims

  16-06-2016 06:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Wednesday nights are usually slow at the the Phoenix Bar and Lounge, a gay bar on West Sahara Avenue near Arville Street.
  
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• UNLV professor to deliver Southern Nevada history presentation at Henderson Speaks event

  16-06-2016 05:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Professor Eugene Moehring will outline major events that contributed to Southern Nevada’s growth in the past 100 years.
  
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• Judge releases man who received jail sentence while lawyer was in handcuffs — VIDEO

  16-06-2016 05:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man who received a six-month jail term while his lawyer was handcuffed in court was released on his own recognizance Wednesday pending an appeal of his sentence.
  
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• Judge releases man who received jail sentence while lawyer in handcuffs

  16-06-2016 05:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man who received a six-month jail term while his lawyer was handcuffed in court was released on his own recognizance Wednesday pending an appeal of his sentence.
  
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• Residents get virtual reality sneak peek of Project Neon

  16-06-2016 04:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Daniel Mena slipped on a pair of goggles Wednesday afternoon and flew past gleaming new overpasses and free-flowing traffic lanes promised as part of the $1 billion Project Neon.
  
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• Democratic candidates endorsed by Reid succeed in Nevada primary

  16-06-2016 04:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Democratic Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid might not be running this cycle, but he scored a broad victory in the Nevada primary on Tuesday when congressional candidates he supported — state Sen. Ruben Kihuen and synagogue leader Jacky Rosen — landed decisive wins.
  
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• State finds no wrongdoing involving PACS controlled by Senate majority leader

  16-06-2016 04:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada secretary of state found no evidence of wrongdoing by four political action committees overseen by state Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson.
  
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• Oral arguments in school choice case delayed

  16-06-2016 03:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The state’s highest court Wednesday rescheduled oral arguments for July 29 on the constitutionality of Nevada’s highly watched school choice law.
  
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• 15-year-old Rupert ready for traditional dance at powwow in Carson City

  16-06-2016 03:10
  
  As soon as John Rupert, 15, could walk, he started learning the traditional dances of his Native American forefathers. “We have all my regalia in all different sizes,” said John, the son of a Washoe father and Paiute mother. “I think it’s cool. Not many people can say they go to powwows on the weekends.”While he learned his first steps from his father, Ben — who also fancy dances — John has since found his own groove. “When you go around to differ
  
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• With primary over, battle for control of Legislature heats up

  16-06-2016 02:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Now that the primary is history, it’s time for the real battle as GOP state lawmakers try to hold their majorities in the Senate and Assembly, and Democrats work to regain control of the Nevada Legislature in 2017.
  
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• State audit overstated taxi charges, new report says

  16-06-2016 02:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A state audit released earlier this year overstated that taxi customers were charged excessive fees, according to a report expected to be released Thursday during a meeting that could determine the fate of the agency regulating Southern Nevada’s taxicab industry.
  
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• Carbe-Durand play in summer concert series

  16-06-2016 01:59
  
  The Brewery Arts Center is welcoming the Carbe-Durand Band Friday as part of its ongoing free outdoor summer concert series.The blues-rock band is made up of Liza Carbé and J.P. Durand, wife and husband guitar players, joined by drummer and vocalist Nicole Falzone and keyboardist Ryan Finch.The couple are also, along with Jim Stibblefield, founders of Incendio, the world guitar group who played last week’s BAC concert. The couple met in 1993 when Carbé was playing guitar in L
  
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• Carbe-Durand featured in summer concert series

  16-06-2016 01:59
  
  The Brewery Arts Center is welcoming the Carbe-Durand Band Friday as part of its ongoing free outdoor summer concert series.The blues-rock band is made up of Liza Carbé and J.P. Durand, wife and husband guitar players, joined by drummer and vocalist Nicole Falzone and keyboardist Ryan Finch.The couple are also, along with Jim Stibblefield, founders of Incendio, the world guitar group who played last week’s BAC concert. The couple met in 1993 when Carbé was playing guitar in L
  
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• BAC’s summer concert series continues Friday in Carson City

  16-06-2016 01:59
  
  The Brewery Arts Center is welcoming the Carbe-Durand Band Friday as part of its ongoing free outdoor summer concert series.The blues-rock band is made up of Liza Carbé and J.P. Durand, wife and husband guitar players, joined by drummer and vocalist Nicole Falzone and keyboardist Ryan Finch.The couple are also, along with Jim Stibblefield, founders of Incendio, the world guitar group who played last week’s BAC concert. The couple met in 1993 when Carbé was playing guitar in L
  
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• Carson primary turnout normal

  16-06-2016 01:35
  
  After what seemed a dismal start Tuesday morning, Carson City’s primary voter turnout climbed back into its historical range by the close of voting.Although less than 300 voted in the first two hours Tuesday, by day’s end, fully 36 percent of the capital’s registered voters had gone to the polls — 8,414 out of 23,260.That’s about the same percentage as have voted in the primary every two years since 2000. General election turnout is normally quite a bit higher.Stat
  
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